but if saying something dumb disqualified you, joe biden couldn beice presidt. at mccaskill, are missouri voters willing to forgive todd akin for saying something dumb about rape? are there different degrees of saying something dumb? >> well, let me just say this. i don think the proem i atdsa the problem is what todd believes. that is really the essence of this race. what are his believes. ne his beliefs would be painful for missourian families. the families in missouri that want to think that thingsre going to be better next year than they were last year. famili that are working hard d pngthleand want to be treated fairly in every way in their lives. and this is, todd akin is somebody who, you know, gave a speech that the hate cri legislation was going to create hatred. and those kinds ofiewsre what i think is really t problehere. nowhate, b w he believes. >> senator i've addressed this on this show before. i think a lot of voters who vote in solid blue states like new york, when they see democratic senators gathering in washington, they wonder why they don't